About the company
At ZIGChain, we are designing the next generation of blockchain infrastructure, leveraging decentralized technologies for enhanced security, scalability and interoperability. Our mission is to empower people everywhere through transparent, decentralized systems that drive financial freedom. ZIGChain is a Layer 1 blockchain focused on unlocking financial opportunities for everyone, regardless of their income, location or level of knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain our Linux, AWS, and blockchain-node infrastructure on a day-to-day basis.
- Own routine administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of services and networking.
- Contribute to our infrastructure-as-code work with Terraform, growing your ownership over time.
- Support blockchain node operations across our ecosystem.
- Automate recurring tasks and diagnostics through scripting.
- Help keep our systems secure, patched, and running smoothly.
Requirements
Must-Haves:
- Linux administration: CLI fluency, systemd, package management, log analysis, and troubleshooting of services and networking.
- Shell scripting (Bash) for automation and diagnostics.
- Working knowledge of core AWS services: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, and load balancers (ELB/ALB).
- Terraform at a working level: authored and applied configurations, understand state and plan/apply cycle.
- Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, SSH, firewalls and security groups.
- Git: comfortable with everyday branch/commit/PR workflow.
- Sound credential and access hygiene: proper SSH key handling, least-privilege IAM, keeping secrets out of code and repositories, and keeping systems patched.
Cool-to-Haves:
- Terraform beyond basics: modules, remote state, multi-environment setups.
- Blockchain node experience (Cosmos or other).
- Docker; Kubernetes exposure is a plus.
- Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
- Python for tooling beyond Bash.
- CI/CD exposure.
- Soft skills: accountability, honesty and candor, self-taught instinct, collaborative team player.
Conditions
- Competitive annual salary ranging from $40,000.00 to $50,000.00 (USD) depending on seniority.
- 15% extra to the salary in ZIGs tokens as part of the compensation package.
- Fully remote work environment.
- Opportunity to work in a cutting-edge industry.
- Collaborative and inclusive work culture.
- Professional growth and development opportunities.